The Essex Inn
Bed and Breakfast

The Essex Inn Bed and Breakfast is an elegant Georgian mansion nestled in the heart of Tappahannock, Virginia’s downtown historic district of the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula of Chesapeake Bay.

Also known as the Roane-Wright-Trible House, The Essex Inn was built in 1850, and is situated on one of the original properties of Tappahannock dating back to 1705. This Greek revival architecture home and bed and breakfast provides stunning accommodations and historical value, while maintaining guest comfort.

The Inn, carefully and authentically restored to its original grandeur, has been furnished with period antiques, reproductions, and family heirlooms including a baby grand piano. Eight separate accommodations including four guest bedrooms and four guest suites feature a private baths. Some accommodation offer gas fireplaces and kitchens, while two suites boast private patios. Other amenities include cable TV, individually controlled air conditioning and heat, hair dryers, irons, smooth-as-silk ironed sheets, plenty of oversized soft towels, and bathrobes.

This Georgian style mansion's twenty-foot tall ceilings, three over four windows with the original glass, and original wide plank floors give you a sense of a more relaxed time. The music room and the library are open to all guests and if you need, Wireless Internet access is available throughout the home.

A full three-course gourmet breakfast is served in the breakfast room every morning. Elegantly presented on silver and china, this three-course meal includes our own blend of fresh ground coffee; low fat granola; yogurt; seasonal fruits and/or homemade breads and homemade jellies; and house favorites such as Belgian waffles topped with seasonal fruit and served with bacon: or our original Crab ‘N Grits.

Guests staying in "The Quarters" have two options for breakfast. The full breakfast served in the main house between 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. Or, for those with their own schedules or looking for more privacy, an extended continental breakfast including homemade muffins, English muffins and/or bagels, yogurt, fruit, cereal, and juice will provided in the suite. Please specify your preference when making your reservation.

Guests of The Essex Inn will find an abundance of recreational activities in and around the inn. Experience the Rappahannock River, go horseback riding, or spend a day at one of the local golf courses.

Take a tour of one of the local wineries, take a bike ride through the country, or explore the antique and specialty shops.

Day trips can take you to many civil war sites or historic attractions which include Colonial Williamsburg, Fredericksburg and the birthplace of General Robert E Lee, Stratford Hall plantation.

Your hosts, Reeves and Melodie Pogue, welcome you to come visit The Essex Inn, where you will enjoy elegant and spacious accommodations and experience fine southern hospitality.